


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
797 FZUS56 KSEW 032134 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-041045- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...A decaying frontal system will move over the coastal waters tonight into Saturday. Weak onshore flow expected Friday into Saturday. Surface winds will transition more northerly late weekend into early next week with broad high pressure over the area waters. $$ PZZ150-041045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. Rain likely early this evening. A chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ153-041045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. Patchy dense fog late. Rain likely this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ156-041045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening. Patchy fog late this evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ170-041045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds, SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog until early morning. Widespread dense fog late. Rain likely early this evening. A slight chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ173-041045- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ176-041045- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly this evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Widespread dense fog late. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ130-041045- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely early this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance of rain late. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...E wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ131-041045- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain this evening. A slight chance of rain late. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .WED...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ132-041045- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain this evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. A chance of rain late. Patchy fog late. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ134-041045- Admiralty Inlet- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain, mainly this evening. .SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ133-041045- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain this evening. A slight chance of rain after midnight, then a chance of rain late. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ135-041045- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt until early morning, becoming light and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly this evening. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ110-041045- Grays Harbor Bar- 234 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Bar conditions moderate becoming light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 245 AM Saturday, 330 PM Saturday, and 330 AM Sunday. $$